Joseph Fisher
Joe is a Partner within the Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer's Corporate team in Tokyo.
Joe has worked on a wide range of corporate matters for a number of major Japanese companies with a particular focus on M&A, joint ventures and general corporate and commercial transactions. He regularly advises on transactions in both developed and emerging markets and has worked on deals across numerous jurisdictions in the firm's London and Tokyo offices. Joe also has experience across a wide range of sectors but has particular strengths in M&A in the TMT sector and commercial contracts in the defence sector.
Joe is ranked as a leading individual for Corporate / M&A in Japan by Chambers Asia-Pacific in 2025 and as a "Next Generation Partner" for Corporate / M&A and TMT in Japan by Legal 500's Asia Pacific 2025 rankings.
Experience & capabilities
Selected matters
- SoftBank Corp. on its largest investment to date, taking a majority stake in Cubic Telecom, a leading global provider of software-defined connected vehicle solutions headquartered in Dublin
- Sumitomo Corporation on its investment in DABCO Limited, a digital platform provider that enables autonomous identification and communication between connected devices
- Tokio Marine on the increase of its shareholding in PT Asuransi Tokio Marine Indonesia
- Sumitomo Corporation on its further investment in M-KOPA Holdings Limited, a pay-as-you-go service provider in Africa
- Monotype Imaging Inc. on its proposed acquisition of Fontworks, a Japan-based font business
- Global defence manufacturers on various tenders and projects in Australia, Japan, Indonesia the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia
Background
Joe holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts with Honours from Victoria University of Wellington. He is admitted to practice in New Zealand and in England and Wales and is a licensed Registered Foreign Lawyer (Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi) in Japan.
